Record-file appliance



March 3, 1931. E. w. DAVIS 1,794,444 7 RECORD FILE APPLIANCE Filed Dec. 8, 1928 INVENTOR Daws ATTORNEY i UNITEn-STATE'S I Patented Mar. 3, 1 931 A TWQFFmE 1 1 wQipavIdoFniiwron, vmssaonusnrrs, ASSIGNOR, samsmassiemams;

TO REMINGTON- RAND WARE rim, or BUFFALO, Nnwvorm; a CORPORATION ornatenEooiin-rim APPLIANCE" i Applieation filed December 8,1928. serial No. 324,744.

' members. In a large mass of record mem mass 7 a follow bers and guideshaving such'thi'ckened upper portions, there is a tendency at times on the part ,of the record members and guides to fall forward or slump in the .part of the mass toward the front thereof, which renders their manipulation Y and consultation 7 difficult. This forward falling or slumping is not "overcome satisfactorily by the customary expedient of f roviding at'the rear of the -lilock having an inclined face, inasmuch asis not practicable to incline this face to anextentwhichwill compensate for'the inclination due to thickened ,upper margins in addition to the usual inclination requisite to giveth e record members an inclination suitable for exposing their faces at the proper angle for consultation,- a

Various other expedients have been adopt ed to provide for the desirable spacing apart of the members at their lower margins and, while these have been of. more or less utility in accomplishing the purpose, it isthe general object of the present invention to provide an improved appliancewhich has certain advantages of construction and flexibility. in use that will appear clearly hereinafter.

Another object of the invention is,to ,pro-.

vide an appliance which may be readily attached to an individual guide or other record member or otherwise inserted in the mass of members and capable of ready removal therefrom, the appliances serving when in place tomaintain a predetermined spacedrelation between the record members in their aggregate massr r v .1

'Another obJect of'the invention is to pro- Figure 5 shows an vide anfappliance which is of a universa-l character, so that any required number of the appliances may be applied interchange-.

ably t'o-the selected record members without neeol'for special construction of the latter and which will beself-retaining when so applied.- 7 I "Among other objects is the provision of an applianoewhich is so .formedas to tend to .1

theraccompanying drawings forminga part 7 of this specification and in which:

Figure l is a view inside elevation partly in section of pa rtof a recordfiling case with a mass of recordmembers and guides,certain of. which have been provided with appliances suitable for carrying theinvention into effect. Figurez is a side view of one of the guides,

isolated, and with one of the appliances shown in course of application.

Figure 3 shows a guide and appliance in front elevation. I j 7 V "Figure 4: shows one of the appliances,isolated, in perspective.

appliance of modified form; i

Referringfto the drawings inwhich like reference characters designate like parts, the reference character 1 designates recordbear'ing members of a record file and may be considered'to represent the well-known cards forming a verticallydisposed mass resting on their lower edges upon the base 2 of a suitable drawer or other receptacle, in which is shown also a follow-block 3, these parts be ing indicatedin a fragmentary manner as theyldo not constitute a part of the invention.

The members 4: shown in the drawings'are guides interpolated as required in the mass of record-bearing members and may be of i their upper margins with adjustable tabs 5,

' saidrecord members.

the thickness of the guide at the region of the upper margin being somewhat greater than at their lower margins. These guides have been illustrated simply by way of ex ample, as many other forms of guides in use for thejsameor similar purpose and having similarly thickened upper portions may be used with my invention.

e In pursuance of the general'object of the invention; whih'i's to provide an appliance adapted to space apart the bottom portion of the guides and record members at desirable intervals, and in order to compensate for the upper thickened portions,the drawings show a plurality of members 6 which may be of any suitable material and structure and which in the instance selected for illustration are constituted by clips formed of suitable re- 20 silient material, such as sheet-aluminum, bent to form a face portion land a back portion 8 connected by a base 9 at the bottom which is adaptedto rest upon the base 2 of the receptacle. vAs shown, the face portion 7 and the back portion 8 extend from the base 9 in a converging relation, whereby the extremities 7 and Sdisposed inclose proximit y to each other form means to grip the g id r Y This base may be of any desired proportions suitable to space the record members apart at their bottom margins; In Figures 1 and 2 the base 9 is illustrated as extending in a horizontal direction, while in Figure 5 thebase 9a has a circular contour. The lateral extent of the clips maybe varied to meet the requirements ofany given size of; guide or record member. It is not essentialfor the clipsto beat the same width as the record members and'may be made narrower than The height ofth'e appliances may also be varied and the relative height of the fa-ceportion and back portion maybe changed' as found desirable=- lt has been found useful in practice to form the face portion 7 somewhat higher than the back portion 8 in some installations for the purpose of causing the upper margi'nlof the face portion to press against the guide orother record member with the result that the record member'has a tendency to tilt backwardin the clip, when the latterhas a somewhat flattened base 9-, as shown inFi-gu'res 1 and 2, the resiliency of the clip furthering this effect. 1 I

In use, the clips may ;be easily applied to the selected guid'es or other record members by sliding them into; position as indicated in Figure 2 and, when the clip is made of resilient material such as resilient met-a1, it is possible-to use the same as a means to hold any selected member at difl'erent'heightsas will be-readily understood from Figure 2, so that the member thussupported will occupy any desired height relatively to the mass of of record members is free from any tendency to tilt forward or slump and are supported sultation and manipulation.-

' I claim:

1; An appliance of the character described comprising a clip of sheet material having frofit and'ieai" portions extended in proximity to each. other and'adapted to embrace the lower portion of a filing record member or guide, said appliance having a thickened base; v 'c .T j

2 An appliance of the character described comprising a clip of sheet material having front and rear portions extended in proximityto each other and adapted to embrace the lower portion of a filingrecord member or guide, said appliance having a thickened base formed by a bend in said sheet material. 3. An appliance of the character described comprising a clip of sheet material having front and rearportions extendedin proximity to each other and adapted to embrace the lower portion of a filing record member or guide, said appliance having a thickened base formed by a substantially horizontally extending portion. y

4. An appliance of the character described comprising a clip of sheet-material having front and rear portions extended in proximity to each other and adapted to'embrace the lower portion ofa filing record member or guide said appliance having a thickened base formedby a substantially horizontally extending portion from which said frontand rear portions extend upwardly; in converging at the' most convenient inclinationforj coir relation. 7 y r Y Y 5 An appliance of the character described comprising a clip of sheet material having front and rear portions extended in proximity to each other and adapted to embrace the lower portion of a filing record member or guide,said appliance having a thickened basefori'ned by a substantially horizontally extending portion from which said front and r'earportio'ns extend upwardly in converging relation, on of said upward extensions bein longer than the other and tending to tilt said record member when in place therein;

'6. An appliance of the character described co'i'np'rising a clip of sheet material having front and rear portions-extended in proxi mity' to each other and adapted toembrace the lower portion of a. filing record member orflguidesaid appliance having a thickened base formed by a substantially horizontally extending portion fromwhich saidfront and relation; the front upward extension being longer than the rear extension and tending to tilt said record member rearwardly when in place thereon.

In testimony whereof, 'I have afiixed my signature to this specification.

ELMER W. DAVIS. 

